The plot looks straight out of the 80s, with its implausible ‘revenge’ theme, the characters who look ‘seedha’ but are totally ‘ulta’, and a leading lady who is presented as a modern, thinking girl, but is given very little agency or a mind of her own.

So while the film gets you chuckling at times, it disappoints you for being a mixture of familiar works and for not justifying the issues it supposedly deals with. Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana is an invite that you may decline or attend without a gift perhaps.

The film, however, leans too much on clichés. Songs are abrupt and obstruct the narrative. The filmmakers have also relied heavily on melodrama but despite these minor hiccups, this is an invitation you must not miss.

Shaadi Main Zaroor Aana is strictly enjoyable only in parts. Don’t expect it to be an interesting affair as it might give you a headache in the second half.

If I had to summarise the film in one sentence, it would be, ‘Is shaadi mein mat jaana (Don’t attend this wedding)!’

The film could have been much better than it eventually turns out to be. But if you don’t mind watching a modest family drama, reminiscent of the 90s, you won’t mind being privy to this emotional alliance.

Appearances are deceptive in “Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana” (Please Come to the Wedding). In the beginning, our hero appears to be a likeable, if excitable, young man, consumed by the thought of marital bliss. But as the story progresses, he turns “full retard”. So does the film.

All in all, it’s a film that had potential to be a sweet love story. However, this one doesn’t quite get there because it’s not passionate enough on any count—be it in its social messaging–or be it in the romance.

In an attempt to propagate the message of ‘family-first’, the movie employs misconceptions and stereotypes, making it impossible to engage with the lead characters. Yet, the duo stands out. Rao, as is now usual, sinks his teeth into his character.

A mash up of Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Bareilly Ki Barfi, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana is one romantic drama that even Rajkummar Rao’s reliable performance cannot rescue.

Films based in small Northern towns that deal with dowry and squashed ambitions of daughters are a trope done to death. Along comes another with Rajkummar Rao as hero. Just because he’s had a spate of successes, does not mean he will carry this shaadi ka dead horse alone on his shoulders. Everybody tries hard, but the melodramatic treatment makes this film a terrible watch

Overall a not to miss flick if you are a Rajkummar Rao fan as the film doesn’t disappoint you at any point. It just backs a bit melodrama to stretch the film further until the end but yes take this impressive invitation, ‘Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana.’